Chris Whitaker Email & Phone Number

Leeds, Gb

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Leadership of Legal, Insurance, Compliance, Risk and Data Privacy teams

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I recently joined Lookers on an interim basis to help with their People Transformation programme. This includes Reward, Recognition, OD and Target Operating Model work.

Hull, Gb

Member of the Executive Leadership team reporting directly to the CEO with 8 Direct Reports and a wider team of 39 employees responsible for ensuring KCOM and the Board are compliant with the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code, managing the HR budget. Accountable for the full People Strategy including; recruitment, employee relations, employment law, reward and recognition through to engagement, communication and culture. Additional responsibility for internal and external communications team and the Group Estates and Security team.

Hull, Gb

Head of HR Operations leading a team of 8 direct reports and wider team of 19. Managing the HR Shared Services Centre, Group Recruitment, Reward & Reporting and a team of HR Consultants & Officers. Responsible for Employee Relations, HR Technology and HRBP support to CFO, CIO and CMO and their teams.

Hull, Gb

Leading 3 direct reports with a wider team of 22 in a HR Shared Services team incluing in-house payroll delivering support services to the whole KCOM Group.

Hull, Gb

Responsible for the governance and performance of the HR programmes portfolio and strategy to ensure objectives and lasting change is delivered.Lead the strategy and use of HR Analytics and how they can influence and contribute to organisational improvements. Responsible for the HR Technology Strategy and performance ensuring it supports key strategies and is user friendly.Lead representative for Future of Work research programme.

Hull, Gb

HR Director responsibilty for a business (Kcom Business Unit - a part of KCOM Group) with 800 employees based across the UK. Member of the Management Board responsible for leading the people plan and associated activity.Additional responsibility for managing relationships with our Fleet Provider and for the HR Technology Roadmap and management of our HR Technology partner.

Hull, Gb

Managed a full ER agenda including Organisational Change, TUPE, M&A and re-positioning the relationships with the recognised Trade Unions. Created a proactive ER engagement plan that quickly became high profile and pivotal to change programmes. Shortlised for the Personnel Today award for HR Excellence through HR Technology. Managed the outsource of the HR System (KCOM was an early adopter in this space)

Hull, Gb